goldbrick
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LeftieBiker said:Does anyone know how deep older wells typically are? We live right on the banks of the Hudson river. The well was abandoned either because there was a lot of sulphur in the water, or (less likely) because it was polluted. If we could have a single well system using that, it might be unusually inexpensive...
Probably about as deep as the water table which could be pretty shallow if you're that close to the river. If any of your neighbors still use their wells you could ask them how deep they are as they are probably a similar depth. Here in semi-arid CO, all wells need permits and those records are kept at the county courthouse. You might ask there if they have any records for your well.